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1 2018 CALIFORNIA . BIG GAME. HUNTING digest . BIG GAME. DRAWING DEADLINE. JUNE 2, 2018. For Big Game Hunting in CALIFORNIA We specialize in buying and selling the finest recreational, hunting, fishing, equestrian, farm and ranch properties in CALIFORNIA Founded in 2008 by Todd & Marty Renfrew, CALIFORNIA Outdoor Properties has quickly grown to be one of the largest farm, ranch, and recreational private real estate companies in CALIFORNIA . We are not your typical real estate agents. We are doing something we love! We understand land. We enjoy the outdoors. We hunt, fish, raise cattle and grow crops.

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3 95688 | | www .c alifornia o utdoor P roPertieS . coM. Taylor S., D3 Zone 26. 2018 CALIFORNIA . BIG GAME HUNTING digest . Deer Hunts Contents Scott W., Mendal, Trevor Contacts 2. What's New This Year 4. Licenses and Tag Fees 6. 48 & 52 and Scott, Lassen Zone. Hunter Education Program 8. General Information 10. Deer Hunting 12. Hunt Tag Descriptions 13. Big Game Drawing Information 14. Fund-Raising Random Drawing Tags 18. Deer Harvest by Antler Class 20. Elk and Pronghorn Hunts 2017 Deer Drawing Statistics 22. Big Game Drawing Worksheet 25. Statewide Deer Zone Map 34 Christopher C.

4 - How to Properly Fill Out a Tag 36. Harvest Tag Reporting 38. Nonlead Ammunition 39. 55 White Mountain SHARE Hunts 40. Elk, Pronghorn, and Bighorn Sheep Hunting 41. Elk Hunt Zone Map 42. Pronghorn Hunt Zone Map 43. Bighorn Sheep Hunt Zone Map 44. 2017 Elk Drawing Statistics 46. 2017 Pronghorn Drawing Statistics 51 Bighorn Sheep Hunts 2017 Bighorn Sheep Drawing Statistics 54. Bear Hunting 56. Wild Pig Hunting 58 CALIFORNIA Department of Fish and Wildlife Unlawful Actions 59 Headquarters State of CALIFORNIA Chronic Wasting Disease 60 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento 95814 Governor Edmund G.

5 Brown Jr. Declaration of Entry Into CALIFORNIA 61 Natural Resources Agency License and Revenue Branch Secretary John Laird Frequently Asked Questions 62 1740 North Market Blvd., Department of Fish and Wildlife Sacramento, CA 95834. Director Charlton H. Bonham NONDISCRIMINATION Any person excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program of the CALIFORNIA Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), on the grounds of age, race, national origin, disability, religious or political affiliation, color, sex, ancestry, marital status or sexual CALIFORNIA Fish and Game Commission orientation should contact the nearest regional office of the CDFW or its headquarters Eric Sklar Russell Burns in Sacramento, CALIFORNIA , telephone (916) 322-8911.

6 In addition, you may contact the President St. Helena Commissioner - Napa Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, or a local EEOC. office listed in your phone directory under Government. Anthony Williams Peter Silva Vice President - Huntington Beach Commissioner - Jamul Alternate communication format is available upon request. If reasonable accommodation is needed contact CDFW at (916) 322-8911 or the CALIFORNIA Relay (Telephone) Service Jacque Hostler-Carmesin Valerie Termini for the deaf or hearing-impaired from TDD phones at (800) 735-2929.

7 Commissioner - McKinleyville Executive Director This booklet is intended to assist hunters in applying for deer and other big game license tags. It does not replace the CALIFORNIA Hunting Regulations for Mammals and CDFW Contributors Furbearers. For more detailed information concerning regulations, consult the CALIFORNIA Special thanks to staff at Regulations Unit, License & Revenue Branch, Office hunting regulations, available at any CDFW office (see page 4 for phone numbers); or of Communications, Education & Outreach, Wildlife Branch, and Law Enforce- online at ment Division.

8 CDFW neither endorses products or services listed nor accepts any liability arising Cover Photo: Mule deer, photo by Josh Schulgen. from the use of products or services listed. 2 REGIONAL OFFICES. CDFW CONTACT LOCATIONS. Hunting licenses are sold at most of the following CDFW offices and at authorized license agents statewide. License sales are also available online at and by telephone at (800) 565-1458. To purchase hunting items via online or telephone sales, you must already have hunter education on file in the Automated License Data System (ALDS). CDFW OFFICES NO LONGER ACCEPT CASH.

9 CDFW no longer accepts cash at the License and Revenue Branch and regional license offices. Checks, Williamstown, MA | Birmingham, AL. money orders, or any debit or credit card with the Visa or Mastercard logo are accepted. Cash trans- actions are available for all items sold at authorized local sales agents. Search for a license agent near you at NORTHERN REGION SOUTH COAST REGION. Serving Del Norte, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, Serving Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Santa Bar- About This Guide Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity counties. bara and Ventura counties.

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